The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Pieter-Jan Vanstraelen finished 526th of 561 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:45:32.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 9:09. A harder second half: 8:13 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Mechelen gave the field time back: about 3:00 faster than the average race this season, by 1,568 athletes who raced both. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division for Pieter-Jan Vanstraelen.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:03Running 1 4:10v median +0:32
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Block 02 8:11Running 2 5:10v median +0:39
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Block 03 12:11Running 3 5:38v median +0:51
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Block 04 13:01Running 4 5:35v median +0:46
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Block 05 11:06Running 5 5:34v median +0:35
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Block 06 8:15Running 6 5:32v median +0:41
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Block 07 13:07Running 7 5:35v median +0:46
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Block 08 22:25Running 8 6:43v median +1:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:21
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 556
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 556 men who finished.